2005 Mitsubishi Outlander: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 24 complaints
24
Total Complaints
95,000mi
Median Mileage
SUSPENSION
Top Issue
5
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

60,000 25th Percentile
95,000 Median Mileage
139,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

SUSPENSION
6
POWER TRAIN
3
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
2
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2
STRUCTURE:BODY
2
SUSPENSION:FRONT
1
ENGINE
1
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
1
AIR BAGS
1
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY
1

Severity Assessment

5
Crashes
0
Fires
4
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *NM"
"DT: THE CONTACT COMPLAINED ABOUT FRONT SUSPENSION PROBLEMS SINCE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE. . THERE WAS A STRONG NOISE IN THE FRONT SUSPENSION BESIDES THE ALIGNMENT PROBLEMS. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER 8 TIMES. AT FIRST THEY IDENTIFIED THE PROBLEM AS THE SPRING COIL FRONT IMPROPE..."
"THE VEHICLE IS A MITSTUBISHI OUTLANDER LTD, 2005. THERE IS AN APPARENT LACK OF OR FAILURE OF THE BODY WELDS IN THE DRIVER-SIDE PILLAR. DEALERSHIP INDICATES THERE MAY BE OTHER VEHICLES WITH THIS PROBLEM. LACK OF OR FAILURE RESULTS IN RUBBING OF THE BODY PANELS PRODUCING A HIGH PITCHED METALLIC SOUND..."

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28